Hebrew Songs #33

English Translation:

Yo Ya

I got an exagerated sentence
They sentenced me to death
I sat on the electric chair
Said good-bye to my car
At least if only
I could change chairs
Because they say in general
If you change your place you change your luck

Hey yo ya
I ask you
Hey yo ya
You answer me
Hey yo ya
Is it fair?
Hey yo ya
You don’t know.

My brother used to collect stamps
That’s why he worked in the post office
He would distribute the letters
He even got a degree
One day a supervisor noticed
That he also collected letters
From his job he was immediately fired
Because all good things come to an end.

Hey yo ya
I ask you
Hey yo ya
You answer me
Hey yo ya
Is it fair?
Hey yo ya
You don’t know.

I had an uncle who was so lazy
He was too tired even to nap
He’d go to the ant
and came back upset
If he wasn’t so stupid
He’d know there was
More to the saying:
“See the path and learn” (Mishlei 6:6).

Hey yo ya
I ask you
Hey yo ya
You answer me
Hey yo ya
Is it fair?
Hey yo ya
You don’t know.

My cousin wanted to learn to swim
So he could float all day
He learned to swim by a correspondence course
From a famous lifeguard.
When he finally got in the water
Within seconds he was gone
Two jumped in right away
Two drowning are better than one.
(“Two are better than one.” Kohelet 4:9)

Hey yo ya
I ask you
Hey yo ya
You answer me
Hey yo ya
Is it fair?
Hey yo ya
You don’t know.

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